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Archives for June 2012

Making a Difference Canada

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Woman Being Counselled By a DoctorA new website dedicated to giving voice to sexual assault victims crossed my desk recently, thanks to our Program Coordinator to Forensic Health Sciences, Sheila Early.

Making a Difference Canada‘s vision is to transform the current paradigm both here and abroad to ensure that sexual assault victims are no longer victimized by the very system that’s in place to protect them.

To read more about how they’re setting the record straight on how archaic biases still influence the criminal justice systems in Canada, the U.S. and other countries around the globe, please visit their website.

Essentials of Internet Search for Investigators

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FSCT 0038 – Essentials of Internet Search for Investigators: This one-day seminar in August condenses the best content of BCIT’s popular Internet for Investigations course into an intensive, hands-on roller coaster ride through the deep web. Learn the search strategies and tactics of the pros. Find out how to protect yourself online and how to assess reliability. Intensive and interactive, this seminar is only recommended for those who already have some Internet experience and want to take their search skills to the next level. A second day of online training is included in the cost of the course.

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CSI Student Academy Starts in July

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A student at the CSI Academy using some equipment.From July 9 to 13, 2012, BCIT will be the scene of a murder mystery. The blood and body may be fake, but the techniques used to solve the crime will be very true to life. Our CSI Student Academy is held every year to give local high school students an idea of what life is like as a forensic investigator. This year, students from grades 11-12 will learn how to apply real forensic techniques to things like knots, fingerprints, video analysis, and of course, DNA. At the end of their week of training, these students will apply their new skills to a murder mystery right here at BCIT. They will use what they learn to find clues, and then put them all together to discover the killer.

For more information about the Academy, visit their website.